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| Nine people have been killed amid a crackdown on anti-government protesters in Burma's main city of Rangoon, state television reports. | Nine people have been killed amid a crackdown on anti-government protesters in Burma's main city of Rangoon, state television reports. |
| It said the dead included eight protesters and a Japanese man, later identified by Japan's APF News as a video journalist. | It said the dead included eight protesters and a Japanese man, later identified by Japan's APF News as a video journalist. |
| Eleven demonstrators and 31 soldiers were injured, state media said. | Eleven demonstrators and 31 soldiers were injured, state media said. |
| The deaths came on the 10th day of protests, led by the country's Buddhist monks, against Burma's military rulers. | The deaths came on the 10th day of protests, led by the country's Buddhist monks, against Burma's military rulers. |
| Apart from sporadic gunfire, the streets of Rangoon are now said to be quiet after six hours of clashes. A curfew is back in force. | Apart from sporadic gunfire, the streets of Rangoon are now said to be quiet after six hours of clashes. A curfew is back in force. |
| Hundreds of the traditionally revered monks were reportedly arrested overnight ahead of the latest protests. | Hundreds of the traditionally revered monks were reportedly arrested overnight ahead of the latest protests. |
| World leaders have renewed calls for an end to the violence amid debates over tightening sanctions against the military government. | World leaders have renewed calls for an end to the violence amid debates over tightening sanctions against the military government. |
| 'Warning shots' | 'Warning shots' |
| At about midday (0530 GMT), tens of thousands of people poured on to the streets in an apparently spontaneous show of defiance, singing nationalist songs and hurling abuse at soldiers driving by in trucks. | At about midday (0530 GMT), tens of thousands of people poured on to the streets in an apparently spontaneous show of defiance, singing nationalist songs and hurling abuse at soldiers driving by in trucks. |
| We still think that because there is a very, very heavy guard presence on University Avenue that [Aung San Suu Kyi] must be in her house halfway down that street Mark CanningBritish ambassador in Rangoon Burma rulers cut media flow | We still think that because there is a very, very heavy guard presence on University Avenue that [Aung San Suu Kyi] must be in her house halfway down that street Mark CanningBritish ambassador in Rangoon Burma rulers cut media flow |
| Troops began firing warning shots when protesters tried to take their weapons from them, state television reported. | Troops began firing warning shots when protesters tried to take their weapons from them, state television reported. |
| Witnesses said it was unclear whether the bullets were fired into the crowd or above heads. | Witnesses said it was unclear whether the bullets were fired into the crowd or above heads. |
| The military had warned the protesters to go home or face "serious action". | The military had warned the protesters to go home or face "serious action". |
| Japan's foreign ministry confirmed that a man found dead in Rangoon carrying a Japanese passport was Kenji Nagai, a video journalist who had been in Burma for Tokyo-based news agency APF News since Tuesday. | Japan's foreign ministry confirmed that a man found dead in Rangoon carrying a Japanese passport was Kenji Nagai, a video journalist who had been in Burma for Tokyo-based news agency APF News since Tuesday. |
| Japan would officially launch a protest with the Burmese government over Mr Nagai's death and demand an investigation into the incident, Japanese news agency Kyodo quoted Chief Cabinet Secretary Nobutaka Machimura as saying. | Japan would officially launch a protest with the Burmese government over Mr Nagai's death and demand an investigation into the incident, Japanese news agency Kyodo quoted Chief Cabinet Secretary Nobutaka Machimura as saying. |
| Britain's ambassador to Burma, Mark Canning, told the BBC he believed opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi was still under house arrest, amid reports she had been sent to Rangoon's Insein prison. | Britain's ambassador to Burma, Mark Canning, told the BBC he believed opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi was still under house arrest, amid reports she had been sent to Rangoon's Insein prison. |
| Key flashpoints in RangoonEnlarge Image | Key flashpoints in RangoonEnlarge Image |
| "We still think that because there is a very, very heavy guard presence on University Avenue that she must be in her house halfway down that street," he said. | "We still think that because there is a very, very heavy guard presence on University Avenue that she must be in her house halfway down that street," he said. |
| The scale and growing momentum of the protests appears to have taken Burma's military rulers by surprise, says the BBC's regional correspondent Charles Scanlon. | The scale and growing momentum of the protests appears to have taken Burma's military rulers by surprise, says the BBC's regional correspondent Charles Scanlon. |
| By ordering combat battalions into the streets, they are aiming to intimidate the population while rounding up the leaders of the protest movement, he adds. | By ordering combat battalions into the streets, they are aiming to intimidate the population while rounding up the leaders of the protest movement, he adds. |
| Monastery raids | Monastery raids |
| Thursday's protests followed reports of overnight raids on six monasteries. | Thursday's protests followed reports of overnight raids on six monasteries. |
| Witnesses say soldiers smashed windows and doors and beat sleeping monks. Some escaped but hundreds were taken away in military trucks. | Witnesses say soldiers smashed windows and doors and beat sleeping monks. Some escaped but hundreds were taken away in military trucks. |
| The world should act, under the UN, forcefully and show the door to the dictatorship. China has to be told firmly to stop propping up the Burmese military Ganapathy, Ottawa, Canada Accounts from Burma Protests in pictures British money in Burma class="" href="http://newsforums.bbc.co.uk/nol/thread.jspa?threadID=7488&edition=1">Send us your comments | |
| There were fewer monks on the streets on Thursday after so many were arrested. Large numbers of civilians joined the protests instead. | There were fewer monks on the streets on Thursday after so many were arrested. Large numbers of civilians joined the protests instead. |
| The military may have had fewer qualms about firing on Thursday's crowd, correspondents say, as monks are held in high esteem in Buddhist Burma. | The military may have had fewer qualms about firing on Thursday's crowd, correspondents say, as monks are held in high esteem in Buddhist Burma. |
| Two members of the National League for Democracy, the party led by Ms Suu Kyi, were also arrested overnight. | Two members of the National League for Democracy, the party led by Ms Suu Kyi, were also arrested overnight. |
| On Wednesday, five people were reported to have been killed when police broke up protests. The military government confirmed one death. | On Wednesday, five people were reported to have been killed when police broke up protests. The military government confirmed one death. |
| UN debate | UN debate |
| The UN Security Council has called on the country's rulers to show restraint. | The UN Security Council has called on the country's rulers to show restraint. |
| China's crucial role in crisis Burma's shadowy leaders Who are Burma's monks? | China's crucial role in crisis Burma's shadowy leaders Who are Burma's monks? |
| The US and the EU wanted the council to consider sanctions but these were vetoed by China and Russia, which say the situation is an internal Burmese matter. | The US and the EU wanted the council to consider sanctions but these were vetoed by China and Russia, which say the situation is an internal Burmese matter. |
| Analysts fear a repeat of the violence in 1988, when troops opened fire on unarmed protesters, killing thousands. | Analysts fear a repeat of the violence in 1988, when troops opened fire on unarmed protesters, killing thousands. |
| The current protests were triggered by the government's decision to double the price of fuel last month, hitting people hard in the impoverished nation. | The current protests were triggered by the government's decision to double the price of fuel last month, hitting people hard in the impoverished nation. |
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